Job 21:4:1Job.21.4.W1TAB
הֶ֭אָנֹכִי
heanokhi
“as for me, am I”
- Transliteration
- he-a-NO-khi
- Extended
- heh-ah-NOH-khee
- IPA
- /hɛʔaˈnoːxɪi/
Meaning by language
- English
- as for me, am I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-a-NO-khi
- clause
he-a-NO-khi le-a-DAM si-KHI
- sentence
he-a-NO-khi le-a-DAM si-KHI ve-im-mad-DU-a lo-tik-TSAR ru-KHI
Exegesis
The interrogative particle heʼānōkhî {הֶאָנֹכִי | heʼănōḵî} ‘is it I’ opens the verse, establishing Job’s rhetorical question.
In context — Job 21:4
Is my complaint directed to man , and if so, why should my spirit not be short?
About this coordinate
Job 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:4, so the Hebrew word הֶ֭אָנֹכִי (heanokhi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Job.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.4.W1.S1) and character.